SRAM PSA 7: Top Seeds Yuen and Arnold Victorious

Rachel Arnold took her first victory of the year, while Ivan Yuen made it back-to-back-to-back victories on Tour, with the top seeds both victorious at the SRAM PA 7 in Malaysia.

The Challenger 10 tournament was held with domestic entry restrictions, like all those in Malaysia so far this year, with only those players currently based in the country being permitted to enter the event.

Yuen came into the tournament having claimed both the SRAM PSA 5 and SRAM PSA 6 titles in October, and he was the top seed for the Challenger 10 level men’s draw.

After receiving a bye through to the second round of the competition, Yuen then defeated Duncan Lee in straight games to get himself underway, before beating No.6 seed Wee Ming Hock in the quarter finals.

His impressive form continued into the last four, where he got the better of No.5 seed Ong Lai Hung to book his place in the final. No.3 seed Addeen Idrakie would be his opponent, but Yuen claimed the victory after a 44-minute final, coming through the entire tournament without dropping a game, and extending his unbeaten run to 12 matches.

Arnold was featuring on Tour for the first time since the Allam British Open in August, and like Yuen, she also received a bye through to the second round for being the top seed in the event.

She then defeated Jessica Keng and No.7 seed Aika Azman in straight games, before then beating the second of the sisters, Aira, in the semi-finals.

In the final, she came up against the third of the siblings, in No.2 seed Aifa Azman, who had gone 11 matches unbeaten to this point, having won both of the SRAM PSA events in October.

However, it was Arnold who took the victory, after winning a tight four-game battle 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 in 40 minutes, claiming her first title of 2021, and the fifth of her career.

Results: SRAM PSA 7
Men’s Final
[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 (44m)

Women’s Final
[1] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [2] Aifa Azman (MAS) 3-1: 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 (40m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [5] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (43m)
[3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [2] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 3-1: 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 (67m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[1] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Aira Azman (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (24m)
[2] Aifa Azman (MAS) bt [6] Ainaa Amani (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-8, 11-0 (22m)

Men’s Quarter Finals
[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt [6] Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (22m)
[5] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt [4] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) 3-1: 10-12, 11-4, 5-0 rtd (62m)
[3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt [7] Elvinn Keo (MAS) 3-1: 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 11-3 (29m)
[2] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt Danial Nurhaqiem (MAS) 3-1: 11-2, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9 (40m)

Women’s Quarter Finals
[1] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt [7] Aika Azman (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (15m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt [3] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 12-10 (30m)
[6] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt [4] Yee Xin Yang (MAS) 3-1: 11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 12-10 (29m)
[2] Aifa Azman (MAS) bt [5] Chan Yiwen (MAS) 3-0: 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 9(25m)

Men’s Round Two
[1] Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Duncan Lee (MAS) 3-0: 1-8, 11-5, 11-2 (22m)
[6] Wee Ming Hock (MAS) bt Ishant Shah (MAS) 3-0: 4-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 (58m)
[5] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt Joachim Chuah (MAS) 3-1: 12-10, 11-7, 3-11, 11-4 (41m)
[4] Darren Rahul Pragasam (MAS) bt Andrik Lim (MAS) 3-1: 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (44m)
[3] Addeen Idrakie (MAS) bt Sunil Kumar Sivanesan (MAS) 3-1: 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (45m)
[7] Elvinn Keo (MAS) bt Muhammad Fayyad Hashim (MAS) 3-1: 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 (25m)
Danial Nurhaqiem (MAS) bt [8] Amir Amirul (MAS) 3-1: 11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 (35m)
[2] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) bt Jia Rong (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (28m)

Women’s Round Two
[1] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt Jessica Keng (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (19m)
[7] Aika Azman (MAS) bt Yu Jie (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 (16m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt [8] Angie Ooi (MAS) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (16m)
[3] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) bt Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 3-2: 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7 (35m)
[4] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) bt Choo Yi Jie (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (17m)
[6] Ainaa Amani (MAS) bt Maisara Azlan (MAS) 3-0: 11-6, 12-10, 11-5 (22m)
[5] Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt Heng Wai Wong (MAS) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7, 11-3 (19m)
[2] Aifa Azman (MAS) bt Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) 3-1: 4-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 (11m)

Men’s Round One
Duncan Lee (MAS) bt [WC] Harith Danial (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (22m)
Ishant Shah (MAS) bt Muhammad Shauqi Haliim Bin Ahmad (MAS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (25m)
Joachim Chuah (MAS) bt Muhammad Alif (MAS) 3-0: 11-0, 11-2, 11-2 (9m)
Andrik Lim (MAS) bt [WC] Low Wa Sern (MAS) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (32m)
Sunil Kumar Sivanesan (MAS) bt Shamiel Sharul (MAS) 3-1: 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 (50m)
Muhammad Fayyad Hashim (MAS) bt Nicholas Tan (MAS) 3-1: 11-4, 3-11, 11-6, 11-7 (28m)
Danial Nurhaqiem (MAS) bt Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 3-1: 13-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4 (51m)
Jia Rong (MAS) bt Kayden Liaw (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (26m)

Women’s Round One
Jessica Keng (MAS) bt Chen Yu Ng (MAS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-9, 11-8 (13m)
Yu Jie (MAS) bt Vitrikashenie Kulasegaran (MAS) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (16m)
Aira Azman (MAS) bt Shasmithaa Nityanandan (MAS) 3-1: 11-5, 17-19, 11-4, 11-7 (30m)
Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) bt [WC] Anrie Goh (MAS) 3-0: 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (14m)
Choo Yi Jie (MAS) bt Durar Camalia (MAS) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 (15m)
Maisara Azlan (MAS) bt Vinikashenie Kulasegaran (MAS) 3-1: 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 16-14 (27m)
Heng Wai Wong (MAS) bt Vharshamithraa Dinesh (MAS) 3-0: 11-1, 11-9, 11-8 (23m)
Sehveetrraa Kumar (MAS) bt Rafu Takahashi (JPN) 3-1: 7-11, 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 (19m)